Simon Kenton High News

Small-town girl lives her dream with roles on big-time TV shows, commercials

WCPOGrowing up in Independence, Mandy McMillian starred in plays and sang in the choir at Simon Kenton High School. Ever since, she's .... They generally play on the West Coast, though she hopes to bring them soon to Northern Kentucky. McMillian's dream ...

High school football: Scoreless second half dooms Simon Kenton

WCPOINDEPENDENCE, Ky. – Simon Kenton scored 28 points in the first half and led by 16 late in the second quarter. Unfortunately for the previously-unbeaten Pioneers, they scored zero after the break and allowed the final four touchdowns in a 42-28 loss to ...

NKY Football: Simon Kenton Flexes, Scott & Beechwood Roll, & More

The River City NewsThe second-to-last week of the regular season in Northern Kentucky high school football gave us much to be excited about. Simon Kenton finally collided with Ryle... Beechwood and Scott flexed their muscles... Highlands continues to bounce back from a ...

Jeff Ruby: Help me buy SK football equipment to replace what was lost in fire

WCPOINDEPENDENCE, Ky. -- A little more than a week after Simon Kenton High School's football team lost its equipment in a fire, restaurateur Jeff Ruby has stepped up to help the Pioneers get new uniforms. In a Tweet, Ruby solicited donations from ...

Rivals rescue Simon Kenton football team after fire

WCPOINDEPENDENCE, Ky. -- The Simon Kenton football team wore other schools' helmets and shoulder pads Friday night after a locker room fire ruined theirs and their rivals came to the rescue. Nine schools contributed equipment so the 8-1 Pioneers could play ...

Gary Chestnut, man paralyzed in October crash in Independence dies

WCPOPrevious Next. INDEPENDENCE, Ky. -- A young man paralyzed after a two-vehicle crash in front of Simon Kenton High School in the early hours of Oct. 9 has died. Nick Mayer, the step-father of Gary Chestnut, reports the 22-year-old died Sunday, Aug. 31 ...

Senior prank puts Ky. high school up for sale

USA TODAYINDEPENDENCE, Ky. — Simon Kenton High School's graduating seniors have an enterprising plan to pay for college expenses. They just put their school up for sale. According to a Craigslist ad posted around 9 p.m. Wednesday, the graduating class of 2014 ...